ỐNG KÍNH CANON 18-135

The Canon 18-135mm lens had been on my radar as soon as I started looking to upgrade from my Canon 70D. Did I NEED a new lens? Heck no! Being the geeky Canon shooter that I am, I already own enough Canon lenses khổng lồ handle just about any situation I"ll encounter.......and I"m already in enough hot water with my wife.

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But, what about you? You"re wondering whether the Canon EF-S 18-135mm lens is useful for new photographers. This post will answer that question as well as answer the question of whether the 18-135 lens is any good as a stand alone lens. They"ll be plenty of photos showing you what kind of photography can be done when using an 18-135mm zoom lens.

useful for beginners

The 18-135 lens makes a great choice to lớn use as a kit lens substitute for the most common kit lens that Canon sells, the 18-55mm lens. We won"t vì a full 18-55mm versus 18-135mm comparison here, but we"ll touch on the biggest & most obvious difference. The Canon 18-135mm has more than double the telephoto reach of the 18-55mm lens. 


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Canon 18-135mm lens on 70D camera.

The 18 khổng lồ 135mm is a very useful range of zooming. Both pro photographers & newbies will enjoy having a lens that can be used for a large variety of situations. Photographers who don"t want to lớn mess around with changing lenses (I don"t) will lượt thích the wide angle view at 18mm, the strong magnification you get at the other end of the zoom at 135mm, & all the focal lengths in between.

That makes it useful for travel photography or taking on hikes where you want khổng lồ keep the weight and size of the equipment you carry lớn a minimum. The common jargon in the photography world is to hotline it a walk-around lens. This lens will cover the large majority of subjects you want lớn capture.

what can your photograph with The Canon 18-135mm lens

Unlike the 18-55mm version, the 18-135mm is able to lớn handle decent cấp độ wildlife và sports photography. It"s also the perfect lens for shooting portraits with your Canon DSLR camera. You can even shoot wildlife close-ups like the image below with the 18-135.


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"Bunny Naptime"Lens zoomed to 85mm, f/5.6 at 1/160 second.
Canon 18-135mm wildlife photos

WILDLIFE. Although certainly not as powerful as a 300mm, a 400mm lens, or greater focal length, you can use the 18-135mm lens khổng lồ capture the non-elusive type of wildlife. Whether it"s the local wildlife around your trang chủ or what you encounter at the local zoo, the 135mm lens can get you up close và more personal than a standard 18-55mm lens.


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Photo of Monkey at Zoo by Erik Karits from Pexels.

The Canon 18-135mm lens has ample reach to photograph wildlife that is at a comfortable distance that is safe for both you & your subject.

shooting sports with the Canon 18-135 lens

SPORTS. You can use your 18-135mm lens for sports photography, including youth và high school cấp độ events. If you"re taking your 18-135 lens lớn a pro sport sự kiện where you are seated in the nosebleed seats you may be disappointed. You"d need a lens with more reach.


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Photo of Lacrosse trò chơi by Forest Simon on Unsplash

This lacross photo was take with the lens set at a wide angle setting, but you can zoom in to lớn a telephoto setting when the action is on the other side of the field.

When the lighting conditions are good like in this situation, you don"t have to raise your ISO sky high lớn get nice crisp photos with a fast shutter speed. Finding a good angle và timing the shot right is the biggest challenge in getting great sports photos with your lens.

When you"re using your 18-135mm lens for photographing the very young kids in sports, you don"t need khổng lồ use as high of a shutter tốc độ as you vị when photographing faster paced sporting events.

canon 18-135mm lens for portraits
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Portrait with lensset at 115mm

PORTRAITS. The Canon EF-S 18-135mm lens is an excellent portrait lens.

Whether it"s a few candid snapshots or a posed portrait, lượt thích this high school senior, the 18 lớn 135mm zoom range gives you the flexibility khổng lồ shoot a wide or a narrow angle of view. You can shoot larger groups, full length poses on individuals, or zoom in close for a headshot.

Setting your lens aperture wide open (that"s f/5.6 when you"re zoomed into full telephoto) will give you a nice pleasant out of focus background. 

Portrait photography is not as demanding in terms of lens choice and the 18-135mm range of focal lengths can handle just about any portrait photography situation you can think of.

The exceptions would be shooting a very large group of people in a small confined space or shooting headshots from a long distance. 

The Canon EF-S 18-135mm lens for Landscape Photography

The Canon EF-S 18-135mm lens is wide enough khổng lồ take great landscape photos lượt thích the one below. Zoomed out all the way khổng lồ 18mm. The gives you an angle of view of almost 75 degrees which is plenty khổng lồ include even the closest of elements in your composition.


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Jordan Pond, AcadiaCanon 90D with EF-S 18-135mm Lens
18mm.0.8 second exposure at f/8.0 at ISO=160.

Here are some Canon 18-135mm lens sample photos that I"ve taken with my newly acquired lens. I was particularly interested in getting a feel for how the lens performed at the longer telephoto settings, because essentially, I look at this lens as a upgrade to lớn the standard 18-55mm kit lens with it"s average telephoto reach.


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Testing lens saturation with red tulipsLens at 107mm, f/7.1 for 1/500 Second

This is an appropriate subject for me lớn shoot a màu sắc test with the Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II lens. I dig flowers and red is my favorite color. Needless to lớn say, the red colors are grilliant with the 18-135mm lens mounted on my Canon 90D.


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Telephone pole photographed at 135mm, f/22 for 1/320 Second

I tested the lens with a few quick shots in và around my home on day 1 and on day 2 I headed out in the rain to lớn take a few thử nghiệm shots at a local university.


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Lens Zoomed lớn 135mm, f/5.6 at 1/200 SecondAnd cropped with software afterwards.

The bunny was out in the yard, about 20 feet away from me as I stood on my deck. My dog was about khổng lồ chase it, so I zoomed in khổng lồ 135mm, & took this sample photo with the 18-135mm lens even though I wasn"t close enough for the reach of this lens. I cropped in using Photoshop to have more subject & less background.


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Lens zoomed out to lớn 18mm. Exposure was f/9.0 at 1/1250 second.

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I photographed the peak of my house"s roof because of the high contrast between the house and the sky. I wanted to thử nghiệm the 18-135mm lens for chromatic aberration.

Unfortunately, our beloved rescue dog isn"t going lớn live forever, so I feel compelled to chạy thử out my newest Canon lens on him.


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Lens set at f/5.0 at 56mm.My 11 year old geezer "Kaizer."The first live subject photographed with my 18-135 lens.

It was a damp và dreary day on day 2 of testing the Canon 18-135, so I looked for some color contrast since I wasn"t going lớn get much contrast with the dull lighting from the weather. The bright colors of these chairs contrasted again the patterns in the brick và cuaght my eye as an interesting subject lớn photograph.


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"Rowan in the Rain"Lens set at 18mm, f/6.3 at 1/800 Second.

When it"s raining outside look for reflections of your subject to BE the subject.


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"Rowan Rain Reflections"Lens phối at 64mm, f/8.0 for 160 Second.

Any lens can shoot the a photo lượt thích the one below, but I included it because it shows the versatility of getting a lens that shoots from wide angle lớn telephoto. I chose a 50mm lens zoom setting khổng lồ compose this classic example of the rule of thirds.


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"Foggy Lake Reflection"Lens mix at 50mm, f/9.0 at 1/15 second

My last photos sample using the lens on day 2 was of this pine tree blossom in my backyard. The sharpness of the lens is good.


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Pine Tree Blossom135mm, f/5.6 at 1/200 Second
what cameras is the 18-135 lens good with

Here"s a chart of what cameras the 18-135mm lens will work with. The lens will work with all current & past APS-C "crop" cameras.


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Cameras that the 18-135mm lens will work with.

Canon lenses, like the 18-135mm f/3.5-5/6 IS USM, are designated as EF-S lenses và fit the Canon APS-C cameras. Lenses lượt thích the 17-40 f/4.0 and 24-105mm f/4.0 will fit on both APS-C và full frame Canon camera bodies & are designated as EF lenses.

what the 18-135mm is not good for

LONG DISTANCE SPORTS. If you"re at a sporting event in a large stadium or other venue where the kích hoạt is far from your vantage point, the 18-135mm will come up short. While it"s a capable zoom, the fully zoomed telephoto setting doesn"t have enough reach lớn capture those far distant subjects.

WILDLIFE. Wait a minute! I mentioned earlier that you can photograph wildlife with the 18-135. Yes, but only if the wildlife is not too far away. Including birds, which are very small subjects to lớn start with, shy, elusive, far distance wildlife is best captured with super long telephoto lenses of 300mm or more.

The 18-135mm is fine for photographing birds at your bird feeder, bunny rabbits in your yard, và squirrels running along your fence, but not strong enough to take along for great wildlife photos on an African safari adventure. 

ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY. If you want khổng lồ photograph the Milky Way or other nightscapes, you need a lens that opens up to lớn f/2.8, f/2.0 or more. These faster lenses give you faster shutter speeds with lower ISO settings and better chất lượng photos. Prime (NON-zooming) lenses are the best way to go for a challenging subject like this.

FULL FRAME CAMERAS.  The Canon EF-S 18-135mm lens will not fit on full frame cameras. If you don"t plan on "upgrading to lớn a full frame sensor camera this is no big deal at all.

If you are going to lớn move lớn full frame camera at some point in the future, consider looking a very affordable option, the Canon EF 28-135mm lens. It"s an older lens, but still has image stabilization along with that same maximum 135mm focal length.

what are the 18-135 shortcomings

Like other zoom lenses, the Canon EF-S 18-55mm USM Nano lens isn"t perfect, it has mild shortcomings.

VARIABLE APERTURE. The Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS NANO USM Lens has a variable maximum aperture. For Canon lens geeks that"s a sticky point. For many photographers, especially newbie photographers, it doesn"t matter at all.

What it means that as you zoom from the widest angle lens setting of 18mm the maximum aperture of f/3.5 changes lớn slightly smaller openings. This means that your lens will allow slightly less light into the camera as you zoom in.


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Canon 18-135mm Lens Maximum Aperture Chart at Various Focal Lengths

BARREL DISTORTION. At the widest lens settings of zoom lens there is a defect in the design of the lens that causes a bulging effect in the shape of your subject

PIN CUSHION EFFECT. At telephoto setting the opposite effect can cause lines khổng lồ bow inward, similar to lớn the look of a needle being stuck into a pin cushion.

Sorry for the graffiti on my lens defect testing wall shown below. Just pay attention to lớn how the vertical and horizontal lines can be affected by the design of lenses.